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The Lockheed AC-130 gunship is a ground-attack version of the C-130 Hercules. The Lockheed AC-130 was developed during the Vietnam War as "Project Gunship II", to replace the Douglas AC-47 Spooky gunship.

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Wikipedia, en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_AC-130, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) - the text has been modified and shortened.

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"AC-130 Take off on a Rainy Day" by f16fighter, youtube.com/watch?v=T3IiDov_-uQ, License CC-BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode)
"AC-130 gunship" by BlackBearSix.TV, youtube.com/watch?v=sh61Y3OBZCw, License CC-BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode)

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